Your neighbours can check what benefits you are on courtsey of DVLA

GMbabies

Apparently, people can find out what benefits you are on on new DVLA site.

The article is here.
http://welfarenewsservice.com/dvla-website-lets-visitors-check-neighbours-benefits/

I'd say, this is another attack on the vulnerable group, much like bullying really. If you don't want to reveal your circumstance, pay up! out of what little you get.

Tigsteroonie

Well, not all benefits. Just whether you are on higher DLA and your car tax is being paid for you.

nannytone_2

it says that the DVLA show taxation class as 'disabled' meaning that people can tell that the person receives either rate of PIP mobility ir HRM DLA.
the easier way to find this out is to just walk upto the car your neighbour drives and read the tax disc.
it will also say 'disabled' on it.
so apart frpm being able to do it without leaving your chair, i dont really see the issue

tomtom256

Just like how a lot of motability cars have stickers in the windows advertising that someone is iro PIP/DLA.

Not really an issue is it? Could also mean you are a disabled veteran.

Mind you a blue badge also tends to give this away as well.

rogerblack

There is nothing saying you have to apply for the exemption, in principle, you can pay road tax as normal.

(I do not approve of this change)

harveybobbles

GMbabies wrote: »

Apparently, people can find out what benefits you are on on new DVLA site.

The article is here.
http://welfarenewsservice.com/dvla-website-lets-visitors-check-neighbours-benefits/

I'd say, this is another attack on the vulnerable group, much like bullying really. If you don't want to reveal your circumstance, pay up! out of what little you get.

What a load of rubbish! It just shows that someone in the household is entitled to free VED on a ve-hickle.

Can't see any DPA being broken - its the same as walking upto the car and seeing "NIL" and "DISABLED" written on the disc in the window.

skivenov

As opposed to the old system, where a vehicles taxation class was a closely guarded secret, displayed in the windscreen?

schrodie

skivenov wrote: »

As opposed to the old system, where a vehicles taxation class was a closely guarded secret, displayed in the windscreen?

Unlike the new system where someone can check the taxation class from the comfort of their own home.

harveybobbles

schrodie wrote: »

Unlike the new system where someone can check the taxation class from the comfort of their own home.

On the old system it wouldnt have the VED rate, it would just be left blank. So 95% of people would be able to work out what that meant if they compared their own car which had its value on show.

Applying the OP's therity then, maybe people who sit in arm chairs could assume that people who DO pay VED "have more money than sense".

I personally couldnt care less about my VED beinbg on show or not. it's part of having a car.

What about people who only put 6 months tax on? Will the neighbours think that they are rubbish at saving money or cant afford to run a car?

Who_actually_cares.

Maryanneslapcabbage

I knew someone who was claiming the high rate mobility component but didn't have a mobility car.
She was issued a tax disc free of charge by the council that her son used on his own car as it was used to transport the disabled person around.

So,looking at the sons car tax disc,it would appear that he was on benefits,but of course,it wouldn't be true.

I have a motability car myself and I couldn't care less whether other people knew it or not!

System

I assume that all the people that do not like this idea who have VEDs that say Nil or DISABLED will now stop using disabled parking areas as one of their neighbours might recognise the car and realise that they are claiming a disability benefit.